Invincible son

Today Qinyuan closed its doors to thank guests.

Xu Churong accompanied the nobles in palace costumes by his side to look around the garden, and couldn't help but think of the story that happened here a few years ago.

At that time, she and Pei Yue were like two irrelevant parallel lines, but they didn't know that fate had already quietly tied a knot for them.

Princess Qinghe looked at the leisurely fascination on her face, and couldn't help jokingly said: "I have heard His Majesty mention that it was in this Qinyuan that your guards injured a lot of powerful children, and were harassed by those martial relatives. Will get up, and in the end, Duke Wei will help you out?"

Xu Churong nodded and said, "Yes."

Princess Qinghe smiled and said: "It can be seen that the fate between you and Wei Guogong is destined by heaven, and no one can stop it."

After all, Xu Churong is a girl who has never left the court. She didn't know how to respond to these words, and there was a touch of shame in her eyes.

The two of them walked to the wind pavilion and water pavilion, Princess Qinghe stopped by the railing, the accompanying maid quickly put down the gooseneck pillow, she took Xu Churong's hand and sat down, then waved her hand to make everyone retreat.

From the time they met until now, the two of them just talked about their parting feelings, and occasionally talked about some irrelevant past events.Xu Churong is no longer the ignorant girl she was back then, of course she understands that Princess Qinghe is walking on thin ice in a foreign palace, she has too many scruples, and her words cannot be grasped.

At this moment, she could finally put down her guard temporarily, and said softly, "Sister, how have you been doing these two years?"

Princess Qinghe's eyes turned red in an instant, and she forced a smile and said, "I have been a princess for 19 years, and now I am the concubine of Daliang. How can I have a bad life? Your Majesty treats me as a guest. There are no fools who gossip, and I have been very happy in the past two years."

Xu Churong sighed softly, but never broke the casserole to ask the end.

She is not a Xiaojiabiyu who has never seen the world. Back then, entering the Southern Zhou Palace was as convenient as going home. How could she not know the oppression and cruelty of a place like the Palace.It's just that she also understands that compared to the Zhou Dynasty royal family who is now imprisoned in a certain mansion in Kyoto, the fate of the princess sister is already a life-saving one.

Thinking of this, Xu Churong reminded in a low voice: "Sister, I hope Queen Xu can conceive an heir soon."

Princess Qinghe was startled for a moment, but soon came to her senses, looking at the concerned look on the girl's face, she nodded and said: "I understand."

Xu Churong said softly: "This is the only thing that matters, nothing else. If the two countries are still at war, my sister's situation may be very dangerous, but now that the overall situation is settled, even if it is to appease the people in the southern border, the Daliang court will Be kind to my sister, not to mention that His Majesty has a deep affection for my sister. If my younger sister guessed correctly, the Queen Mother Wu's attitude towards her sister should have improved a lot during this time?"

Princess Qinghe was slightly surprised, and said with emotion: "I haven't seen you for two years, and you really have improved."

The so-called one leaf knows the autumn, Xu Churong's perspective on the problem is much more mature than before, but I don't know how much of it is the credit of Pei Yue.

The reunion of the sisters is naturally a happy event, but the two have been deliberately avoiding some topics, such as why the war in the south ended so quickly.Xu Churong's heart was like a bright mirror. After hesitating for a moment, a look of shame appeared on his face and said: "Sister, the change in Jian'an was caused by my younger sister. The emperor's uncle is extremely disappointed with my younger sister. If my older sister has hatred in her heart, my younger sister dare not complain. "

Princess Qinghe shook her head, held her hand and said: "Actually, after I learned that the father took the initiative to provoke the war, I knew that there was no room for change between the two sides. Your Majesty, he has no other choice but to fight with an eye. You don't know the background of Daliang He Guoli, father has no chance of winning at all. Originally, I thought it would end with the destruction of the family, but fortunately you took the initiative to prevent a catastrophe."

Speaking of this, she couldn't hide her sadness after all: "I really don't feel good about the collapse of the motherland, but compared to such a tragic result, at least many people can survive now. Your Majesty told me that the father and mother are in the capital. Living, as long as you are careful and cautious, at least you can live in peace and stability."

The atmosphere suddenly fell silent.

The two looked at each other in silence, and finally it was Princess Qinghe who started the conversation: "Did Duke Wei say when will he officially marry you? I heard that Mr. Shoufu is still in the southern border. Although the rest of the Xu family have come to the capital, such a The chief assistant must always be present for major events.”

Xu Churong was about to answer when he saw Hou Yu, the junior inspector of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, walking quickly, so he stopped talking.

Hou Yu came forward to salute, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty sent servants to ask if you want to return to the palace as soon as possible."

Princess Qinghe smiled gently, and said calmly: "Today, you are resting in court, why don't your majesty talk about state affairs with Duke Wei for a while?"

"Uh..." Hou Yu hesitated.

Xu Churong looked coldly at the eunuch who was in charge of the chores in the palace, and there was a hint of scrutiny in his clear eyes.She knew that the princess's sister was in an awkward position in Liang's palace, and the only thing she could rely on before was the emperor's favor. If even these inner eunuchs dared to be openly disrespectful, she would definitely not be able to sit idly by.

Princess Qinghe didn't seem to notice it, she sighed softly and said: "If you think about it, I shouldn't ask too many questions, Shaojian Hou must not worry too much."

Hou Yu didn't even dare to speak, and glanced at Xu Churong cautiously, hesitantly said: "Slaves, how dare you have such a heart, but Your Majesty in the inner hall..."

Princess Qinghe frowned and said, "What exactly happened?"

Hou Yu bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty and Duke Wei were having a banquet in the inner hall, and the slaves were waiting outside. Somehow, Your Majesty had a dispute with Duke Wei, and finally they quarreled, and then let the servants come to invite the noble concubine back Palace. No one dares to say anything more at the moment, so I ask the empress to go and persuade me a little, lest His Majesty get really angry."

Princess Qinghe's complexion changed slightly, and then she saw the astonishment in Xu Churong's eyes, and said softly: "Sister, don't panic, it's probably because your majesty and Duke Wei drank more wine for a while, it's okay, I'll go now have a look."

Xu Churong saluted and said, "Thank you, Ma'am."

Princess Qinghe left with a group of palace people, Xu Churong leaned against the railing, staring at the gradually rising ripples on the water, feeling puzzled in his heart.

After two years of experience in the south, she has a certain understanding of the court power struggle, and she is very clear about Pei Yue's current situation.

Today's extremely private banquet means that he and the emperor must reach some consensus, otherwise the conflict between the monarch and his subjects will continue to magnify.However, based on her understanding of Pei Yue, since he was willing to give up the opportunity to support himself in the south, even if he had some differences with the emperor after returning to Beijing, he would not be so impatient.

Could it be that the emperor forced him to surrender his military power immediately?

Xu Churong couldn't understand it.

After about a stick of incense, Pei Yue appeared behind her and said gently, "Let's go, I'll take you back."

Xu Churong turned his head to look, only to see him smiling like a spring breeze, as if nothing had happened.

On the way back, Xu Churong leaned against the wall of the carriage and asked with concern: "The emperor forced you to hand over your military power?"

Pei Yue was startled, and then smiled and said: "Where did you say that? Your Majesty and I just disagreed about some details of the reform, which is not a big deal. You and I have known each other for many years, so we should know that I am not only good at Warriors who lead troops to fight are not laymen in court affairs, so Your Majesty often discusses with me."

Intuition told Xu Churong that things were not that simple, and if it was really just disagreements over these details, how could it scare Hou Yu, the young supervisor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so that he had to ask the princess for help.

Although Pei Yue concealed it very well, without the slightest gloomy look on his face, Xu Churong was keenly aware that a clear rift had appeared between him and the emperor.

Two days later, Xu Churong confirmed his guess.

The Daliang court is preparing for a grand surrender ceremony, and is also busy counting the rewards and pensions for the soldiers who participated in the war. Among them, the most eye-catching one is the prince who is easily obtained by the Duke of Wei.As early as more than half a month ago, rumors began to circulate in the capital that His Majesty the Emperor was planning to confer Pei Yue the title of prince, and there were few voices of objection or doubt in the court.

This is the only king with a different surname in Daliang in the past hundred years. There are countless people who envy and hate him. Of course, there are also many civil servants and martial arts who are eagerly waiting.

In the afternoon of this day, several inner eunuchs who passed the decree left the palace for the East City surrounded by dozens of imperial guards. This matter quickly attracted the attention of the dignitaries in the capital.However, to everyone's bewilderment, the inner eunuch who delivered the decree finally went not to Yongrenfang, where the Duke of Wei's mansion was located, but to Xingyefang, which was not far away.

There is a mansion there, which is the residence of Luo Ting, who was in power in the left court.

The content of the imperial decree spread throughout Dongcheng that day, and every dignitary who received the news was stunned on the spot.

His Majesty personally decreed to marry Luo Wenshou, the second son of Luo in power, to Princess Pingyang!
I have something to do tonight, I will continue to update tomorrow~